Portuguese

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Etymology

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From caixa (box) +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix), from Latin capsa (box). Compare French caisson (box), Latin American Spanish cajón (coffin).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [kaˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (careful pronunciation) /kajˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [kaɪ̯ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: cai‧xão

Noun

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caixão m (plural caixões)

  1. coffin
    Synonyms: ataúde, féretro

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